GSA Contract assistance is essential to helping you win government sales. A GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) contract gives your firm the ability to offer products and services directly to federal agencies at a negotiated price ceiling, and it provides a single, streamlined procurement vehicle for meeting many of their product and service needs.

Getting a MAS contract takes time, expertise, and money, but the potential benefits of winning the contracts are huge. Once you have your MAS contract in hand, the next step is to market it and find the buyers. It’s important that you have a plan in place and the right partners to help your company succeed.

GSA Contract Assistance: Helping Businesses Navigate Federal Contracting

Once your firm has a MAS contract, it will have a five-year base period, with options for up to 20 years. In addition, your MAS contract will have an indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) structure.

After your proposal has been submitted, a contracting specialist will review your offer and negotiate pricing and other aspects of the offer. It could take up to a year from the submission date until your MAS contract is awarded.

GSA has various programs and sources that they manage, including the MAS program, a variety of other multiple award schedules (e.g., GWACs) and MACs, the Small Business Set-Aside Program, and a mentor-protege program to help small and disadvantaged businesses. Each program and source has its own requirements. It’s important that you understand what each requires and meet them before pursuing the schedule.